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NEEDS  AND 
OPPORTUNITIES 
1914-1915 


AMERICAN  BAPTIST 
FOREIGN  MISSION  SOCIETY 
BOSTON 


T?OR  additional  literature  or  other 
information  regarding  the  work  of 
the  American  Baptist  Foreign  Mission 
Society,  write  to  any  of  the  following : 

1.  The  nearest  District  Secretarv. 

* 

2.  Department  of  Missionary  Edu¬ 
cation,  23  East  26th  Street,  New  York 
City. 

3.  Literature  Department,  Box  41, 
Boston,  Mass. 


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NEEDS  AND  OPPORTUNITIES 

1914-1915 


THE  American  Baptist  Foreign  Mission  Society  is 
the  Baptist  denomination  at  work  upon  one  part 
of  its  task.  It  is  not  a  separate,  independent  body. 
Its  Board  of  Managers  and  officers  are  agents  of  the 

churches  to  care  for  and  manage  the  foreign  end  of  this 

business,  “a  million  dollar  enterprise.” 

The  resources  of  the  Society  are  in  God  and  the 

churches  —  spiritual  and  financial.  The  results  of  the 

missionaries’  endeavors  will  not  rise  above  the  level  of 
the  prayers,  the  sacrifices,  the  spiritual  life  of  the  churches, 
and  obviously  the  Society  can  transmit  to  the  missionaries 
for  their  work  only  what  is  received. 

The  income  of  the  Society  from  all  sources  (churches, 
young  people’s  societies,  Sunday  schools,  individuals, 
legacies,  annuities,  and  income  of  invested  funds)  has 
increased  steadily  but  not  rapidly  from  year  to  year  during 
the  past  one  hundred  years.  The  average  increase  for  the 
past  ten  years  has  been  $31,208  a  year.  The  greater  part 
of  this  increase  has  been  from  special  sources  and  not  from 
the  churches  through  the  apportionment.  It  will  readily 
be  seen  that  no  great  advances  in  the  work  can  be  made 
on  such  small  investments  of  capital. 

On  the  other  hand  the  needs  of  the  work  and  the 
opportunities  for  expansion  have  multiplied  many  fold.  It 
was  to  have  been  expected  that  men  and  women  who 
have  gone  forth  at  great  personal  sacrifice  should  be 
unwilling  to  do  a  small  work  if  a  larger  were  possible.  The 
results  that  followed  have  been  inevitable.  More  work 
has  been  undertaken  than  could  be  cared  for,  promising 
enterprises  have  been  originated  that  failed  of  support, 
fields  have  been  abandoned  for  lack  of  workers,  health 
has  been  broken  from  living  in  improper  dwellings,  spirits 
have  been  quenched  because  the  workers  have  sometimes 
felt  that  the  friends  at  home  did  not  appreciate  their 
position.  Like  soldiers  at  the  front  they  prayed  for  reen¬ 
forcements  and  other  resources  which  did  not  come. 

Not  infrequently  the  question  is  asked,  “Why  doesn’t 
the  Board  furnish  what  is  needed?”  The  only  possible 
reply  is  what  was  stated  in  an  earlier  paragraph.  The 
Board  has  no  financial  resources  other  than  those  fur- 


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nished  by  the  churches.  The  task  of  the  Board  is  to  seek 
through  every  available  agency  to  increase  these  resources 
and  then  to  distribute  what  is  secured  to  530  missionaries 
(701  including  those  of  the  Woman’s  Society)  in  127 
stations,  located  in  non-Christian  lands,  and  to  our 
workers  in  Europe.  The  permanent  character  of  the 
work  and  the  desire  of  all,  that  what  is  done  in  the  future 
shall  be  well  done,  demand  that  this  distribution  be  made 
in  cooperation  with  the  missionaries  as  wisely  and  equi¬ 
tably  as  possible. 

The  work  is  administered  in  an  absolutely  economical 
manner.  Comparison  of  its  cost  with  that  of  other  enter¬ 
prises  is  sometimes  made  and  to  the  disadvantage  of  the 
Society,  but  this  is  due  to  ignorance  of  or  neglect  to  take 
into  account  all  the  facts  in  the  case.  These  can  easily 
be  obtained  upon  application  to  headquarters. 

Money  designated  by  donors  for  special  purposes  is 
always  forwarded  as  directed.  No  case  is  on  record  where 
this  has  not  been  done.  Sometimes  donors  forget  to  include 
directions  with  their  remittances.  A  few  errors  have  re¬ 
sulted,  but  these  have  always  been  promptly  rectified. 

The  Board  of  the  Society  and  the  missionaries  are  pre¬ 
pared  to  handle  sympathetically,  economically,  and 
broad-mindedly  all  the  money  that  may  be  sent  to  the 
treasury.  A  much  larger  amount  than  is  now  received 
could  be  administered  without  increasing  the  expense. 

The  needs  and  opportunities  are  vast,  unlimited. 
Specially  urgent  is  the  call  for  property  and  equipment  — 
for  homes  for  the  missionaries,  for  school  and  hospital 
buildings,  for  apparatus  and  furnishings. 

The  remainder  of  this  pamphlet  is  made  up  of  detailed 
lists  of  needs  and  opportunities.  They  are  commended 
to  the  reader’s  thoughtful  consideration.  Full  information 
regarding  any  of  them  will  be  furnished  upon  application. 

I.  Needs  and  Opportunities  within  the  Budget 

All  appropriations  for  the  support  and  work  of  the 
missionaries  must  be  voted  by  the  Board  in  May  or  June 
each  year.  Notifications  are  sent  to  the  missionaries 
immediately  thereafter,  to  become  effective  for  the  year 
beginning  October  1.  The  money  to  meet  these  appropria¬ 
tions  comes  in  very  slowly  —  the  bulk  of  it  during  the 

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last  fifteen  days  of  the  year.  Obviously,  however,  pay¬ 
ments  on  the  salaries  of  the  missionaries  and  for  their 
work  must  be  made  promptly  throughout  the  year.  As  a 
matter  of  fact  they  are  made  in  faith  that  the  churches 
will  supply  the  necessary  funds,  the  expenditure  of  which 
is  always  and  in  detail  authorized  by  the  Northern  Baptist 
Convention.  The  promised  payments  having  been  made 
to  the  missionaries  it  is  clear  that  unless  the  receipts  are  as 
great  as  were  anticipated  there  must  be  a  deficit,  or 
appropriations  to  the  missionaries  for  the  following  year 
must  be  reduced.  The  following  are  examples  of  specially 
interesting,  important,  and  urgent  needs  within  the 
budget,  contributions  for  which  may  if  desired  apply  on 
the  apportionment  of  the  church.  At  the  beginning  of  the 
list  a  few  selected  items  are  described  more  fully  than 
space  will  permit  in  the  case  of  those  that  follow.  In¬ 
formation  regarding  these  latter  will  be  furnished  on 
application. 


BASSEIN  KAREN  HIGH  SCHOOL— One  half  salary  Assistant 
Superintendent .  $400 

'T'HIS  large  high  school,  with  nearly  three  hundred  pupils,  is 
maintained  in  connection  with  the  work  of  Dr.  Nichols  among 
the  Sgaw  Karens.  The  school  is  almost  entirely  self-supporting 
and  the  Karens  contribute  one  half  the  salary  of  the  specially  qualified 
man  w'ho  relieves  Dr.  Nichols  of  the  burden  of  the  details  of 
management. 

JORHAT  CHRISTIAN  SCHOOLS  —  Student  Workships,  $500 

pDUCATION  in  Assam  is  backward  and  the  people  among  whom 
our  mission  work  has  been  most  successful  are  too  poor  to  provide 
for  the  education  of  their  children.  As  a  means  of  promoting  self- 
help  among  the  boys  attending  the  Jorhat  Christian  Schools  a  system 
of  workships  has  been  devised.  The  boys  are  provided  with  useful 
work  to  which  they  give  regular  hours  under  supervision,  receiving 
payment  for  their  service  according  to  their  age  and  efficiency.  A 
workship  fund  is  established  from  which  these  payments  are  made. 
The  student  workships  average  about  $17  per  year,  which  will 
enable  a  boy  to  continue  in  the  school. 

WEST  CHINA  UNION  UNIVERSITY  —  Share  of  General 
Budget . $1,750 

jpOUR  societies  cooperate  in  maintaining  the  West  China  Union 
University,  at  Chengtu.  College  work  is  well  under  way,  and 
the  Baptist  mission  is  represented  by  three  missionaries  on  the 
faculty.  Each  mission  has  certain  phases  of  work,  for  which  it  pro¬ 
vides  separate  maintenance.  The  budget  for  the  union  work  of  the 
college  amounts  to  $7,000  for  the  current  year.  One  fourth  of  this, 
or  $1,750,  is  assigned  to  the  American  Baptist  Foreign  Mission 
Society.  The  budget  covers  the  salaries  of  Chinese  teachers  and 


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other  expenses  for  the  maintenance  of  the  college  apart  from  mis¬ 
sionary  salaries. 


MONGNAI  —  Salary  of  Hospital  Assistant .  $300 

TTHE  missionary  in  charge  of  work  at  Mongnai,  one  of  the  Shan 


stations  of  Burma,  is  a  physician,  and  conducts  a  hospital  and 
dispensary.  He  is  responsible,  however,  for  the  oversight  of  school 
and  evangelistic  work  in  addition  to  his  medical  work,  and  must  have 
a  trained  native  medical  assistant  who  can  work  with  him. 


BURMA  —  Kachin  Literary  Work .  $183 

^YNE  of  the  missionaries  to  the  Kachins  in  Burma  is  giving  a 
large  portion  of  his  time  to  the  translation  of  the  Scriptures 
and  the  preparation  of  other  Christian  literature  for  the  Kachins. 
This  work  involves  an  annual  expenditure  of  $183  for  a  literary 
helper  and  other  necessary  items. 


RANGOON  — Chinese  Work 


$200 


'JPHERE  are  many  thousands  of  Chinese  immigrants  in  Burma. 

These  are  most  numerous  in  and  about  Rangoon.  The  Baptist 
City  Mission  Society  of  Rangoon  undertakes  to  maintain  evangelistic 
work  among  these  Chinese  residents.  Oversight  is  given  to  it  by  the 
pastor  of  the  English  church,  who  is  a  missionary  of  the  Society. 
An  annual  appropriation  of  $200  is  made  to  supplement  funds  secured 
on  the  field  for  the  maintenance  of  this  work. 


JAPAN  —  Port  Churches .  $300 

TN  company  with  other  missionary  organizations  working  in  Japan, 
the  Society  makes  an  annual  appropriation  toward  the  mainte¬ 
nance  of  Christian  service  and  church  ministry  for  the  foreigners  in 
the  two  leading  ports  of  Japan  —  Yokohama  and  Kobe.  Port 
churches  have  been  established  and  pastors  are  supported  partly  by 
the  local  contributions  and  partly  by  the  grants  from  missionary 
societies. 


MISSION  LAUNCH,  “TH^MISHING,”  USED  BY  REV.  L.  W.  B.  JACKMAN  AT  SADIYA, 
ASSAM,  AND  ILLUSTRATING  TYPE  OF  LAUNCH  NEEDED  AT  SANDOWAY 

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SANDOWAY  —  Motor  Launch .  $833 

TN  many  of  the  fields  of  lower  Burma  it  has  been  found  that  touring 
A  can  be  done  most  effectively  by  the  use  of  the  motor  launch.  This 
is  peculiarly  true  of  the  Sandoway  field,  located  on  the  west  coast  of 
Burma  and  stretching  for  a  long  distance  up  and  down  that  coast. 

TIKA  —  Camp  Bungalow .  $500 

A/f  ISSIONARY  work  for  the  Mikirs  in  Assam  has  been  maintained 
1  A  from  Tika  as  a  headquarters  for  a  number  of  years.  One 
missionary  family  is  now  residing  there  but  no  permanent  residence 
has  been  provided.  Satisfactory  accommodations  will  be  afforded, 
however,  if  a  camp  bungalow  is  erected  at  a  cost  of  $500.  This  will 
serve  for  several  years  and  by  that  time  it  will  be  possible  to  formulate 
more  permanent  plans  for  the  conduct  of  the  work. 


GOALPARA  —  Roof  for  Mission  Residence,  etc.  .  .  .  $1,083 

TT  has  become  necessary  to  provide  a  permanent  roof  for  the  mission 
residence  in  Goalpara  in  place  of  the  thatch  roof,  which  must  be 
frequently  renewed  at  considerable  expense,  to  erect  new  outbuildings 
and  to  provide  for  an  adequate  water  supply.  All  of  these  items  are 
necessary  for  the  safety  and  comfort  of  the  missionary  family  residing 
at  this  station. 


I.  Educational  Work 


BURMA 

Rangoon  Baptist  College,  general  maintenance 


$6,120 


Some  Items  included  in  above 


Toward  maintenance  of  Normal  School . $833 

Toward  maintenance  of  European  School .  800 

Salary  of  lecturer  in  history . .  800 

Salary  of  instructor  in  mathematics  . .  800 

Salary  of  instructor  in  English .  500 

Library  expenses . . .  217 


Burman  Theological  Seminary,  general  maintenance .  1,493 

Karen  Theological  Seminary,  toward  general  maintenance .  500 

Moulmein  Burman  Boys’  School,  toward  general  maintenance  .  .  .  500 

Tavoy  Burman  School,  toward  general  maintenance .  100 

Mandalay  Burman  Boys’  High  School,  toward  general  maintenance.  .  350 

Loikaw  Karen  Station  and  Village  Schools .  700 

Kengtung  Station  and  Village  Schools  for  Shans  and  hill  peoples  ...  1 ,667 

Taunggyi,  toward  Shan  Station  School .  217 


ASSAM 

Jorhat  Training  school,  general  maintenance . .  $1,212 


Some  Items  included  in  above 


Teachers’  salaries . $520 

Special  office  helper .  80 

Medical  supplies .  50 

General  repairs .  267 

Guest  house .  100 


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SOUTH  INDIA 


Nellore  Boys'  High  School,  toward  general  maintenance .  $007 

Ongole  Boys’  High  School,  toward  general  maintenance .  883 

Ongole  Boys’  High  School,  aid  to  Christian  pupils  .  2,450 

Kumool  Boys’  High  School,  toward  general  maintenance .  1,333 

Allur  Boys’  Secondary  School,  toward  general  maintenance  ....  772 

Madras  Christian  College,  share  of  general  budget .  500 

Bapatla  Normal  Training  School,  toward  general  maintenance  .  .  .  1,000 
Ramapatnam  Theological  Seminary,  toward  general  maintenance  .  .  1,259 

Kavali  industrial  work  among  Erukala  or  criminal  classes .  667 

Madras,  special  work  among  students .  200 

Podili,  aid  to  pupils .  233 

Donakonda,  aid  to  pupils  and  general  maintenance .  317 


AMERICAN  BAPTIST  MISSION  HIGH  SCHOOL  AT  ONGOLE.  TOWARD  THE  GENERAL 
MAINTENANCE  OF  THIS  INSTITUTION  $883  IS  REQUIRED  AND 
$2,450  FOR  AID  TO  CHRISTIAN  PUPILS 


BENGAL-ORISSA 


Balasore  Boys’  Orphanage,  general  maintenance . $1,400 

Balasore,  aid  to  pupils .  300 

Balasore,  industrial  assistant .  268 

Bhimpore,  Orphanages,  general  maintenance .  833 

Midnapore  Bible  School,  general  maintenance .  760 

Midnapore,  aid  to  pupils .  200 

Santipore,  aid  to  pupils .  67 

Ujurda,  aid  to  pupils .  58 


CHINA 


Swatow,  Boys’  Academy,  maintenance  . $1,500 

Kityang,  Boys’  School,  maintenance  .  450 

Kaying,  Boys’  School,  maintenance .  266 

Hopo,  Boys’  School,  maintenance .  200 

Suifu,  Munroe  Academy,  toward  maintenance . .  .  598 

Some  Items  included  in  the  above 

Teachers’  salaries . $350 

Aid  to  students .  45 

Books  and  equipment .  62 

Chengtu  Union  Middle  School,  share  of  general  maintenance  .... 

West  China  Union  University,  toward  expense  of  medical  college  .  .  150 


Hangchow,  Wayland  Academy,  salary  of  special  English  teacher  .  .  600 

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CHINA  (Continued) 

Shanghai  Baptist  College  and  Seminary,  share  of  general  maintenance .  $3,000 


Some  Items  included  in  above 

One  half  salaries  of  Chinese  teachers  in  Seminary  ....  $530 

One  half  salaries  of  Chinese  teachers  in  College .  945 

One  half  salary  of  Mr.  Kelhofer .  600 

One  half  salary  second  teacher  of  English .  300 

One  half  maintenance  of  library  and  reading  room  .  .  .  150 

One  half  laboratory  and  museum  supplies .  110 

One  half  cost  of  evangelistic  work  by  students .  160 

Shanghai  Baptist  College  and  Seminary,  aid  for  ministerial  students  .  $900 

University  of  Nanking,  share  general  university  budget .  1,500 

University  of  Nanking,  share  medical  department  budget .  300 

Shanghai  School  for  missionaries’  children,  share  general  expense  .  .  1,326 

JAPAN 

Tokyo  collegiate  education,  presumably  in  Union  College . $1,500 

Japan  Baptist  Theological  Seminary,  one  half  general  budget  ....  2,325 

Tokyo  school  for  missionaries’  children,  annual  contribution  ....  100 


CONGO 

Congo  Evangelical  Training  Institution  at  Kimpesi 


One  half  general  maintenance .  $625 

One  half  students’  maintenance .  750 

Banza  Manteke  Preparatory  Training  School .  250 

Sona  Bata  Preparatory  Training  School .  200 

PHILIPPINE  ISLANDS 

Jaro  Industrial  School,  toward  general  maintenance . $4,000 


THE  PHILLIPS  BIBLE  SCHOOL  AT  MIDNAPORE,  BENGAL- ORISSA,  REQUIRING  $760  FOR 

GENERAL  MAINTENANCE 


BURMA 


II.  Medical  Work 


Namkham,  medical  supplies  .... 

Haka,  medical  supplies . 

Kengtung,  medical  supplies  and  helper 


$100 

367 

267 


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ASSAM 

Impur,  medical  supplies .  $100 

Kohima,  medical  supplies .  100 

Sadiya,  medical  supplies .  100 

CHINA 

Contribution  to  China  Medical  Missionary  Association .  $100 

Ningyuenfu  general  medical  work .  400 

CONGO 

Banza  Manteke,  general  medical  work .  $200 

Mukimvika,  general  medical  work .  250 

Sona  Bata,  general  medical  work .  200 

Ikoko,  general  medical  work .  200 


III.  Evangelistic  Work 

Appropriations  as  made  in  the  budget  for  Evangelistic  Work  at  the  various 
stations  include  a  multitude  of  minute  items  such  as  grants  in  aid  to  native  churches, 
salaries  in  whole  or  in  part  of  native  evangelistic  workers,  touring  expenses  of 
missionaries  and  native  workers,  etc.  These  appropriations  are  usually  made 
to  the  missionary  in  a  lump  sum,  not  item  by  item,  and  he  is  free  to  use  the  funds 
according  to  his  best  judgment.  It  is  difficult,  therefore,  to  make  a  selection  of 
specific  items  representing  evangelistic  work.  Contributions  for  this  type  of  work 
can  be  made  most  satisfactorily  through  the  Station  Plan. 

A  few  special  items  related  to  evangelistic  work  are  suggested  herewith. 

BURMA 

Work  of  W.  H.  S.  Hascall  as  general  evangelist  among  the  Burmans, 

including  salary  of  workers,  expense  of  operating  motor  boat,  etc.  $867 
Work  of  evangelistic  committee  covering  expense  of  special  meetings 

and  special  native  evangelistic  workers .  500 

ASSAM 

Tura.  Touring  of  missionaries  throughout  Garo  Hills  district  for 

visitation  of  churches  and  general  evangelistic  work .  $500 

Gauhati.  Evangelistic  outpost  at  Tihu  on  north  bank  of  Brahma¬ 
putra  River.  Salary  of  evangelist,  touring,  medicine,  and  literature  175 
Abor-Miri  work,  missionary  touring,  and  maintenance  of  motor  boat  .  300 


A  MISSIONARY  TOURING  CAMP.  $500  IS  NEEDED  TO  ENABLE  THE  MISSIONARIES  IN  THE 
GARO  HILLS  TO  VISIT  THE  CHURCHES  AND  CARRY  ON  GENERAL  EVANGELISTIC  WORK 


BENGAL-ORISSA 

Ujurda.  Grant  to  native  Home  Mission  Society  for  evangelistic  work  $175 
CONGO 

Vanga.  Evangelistic  work  at  station  recently  opened .  $300 


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IV.  Building  and  Property  Accounts 

UNITED  STATES 

Repairs  on  Bacon  Home  for  Missionaries’  Children,  in  Morgan  Park  .  $5,000 


BURMA 

Loikaw,  completion  of  chapel  school  building .  $267 

Pyapon  students’  hostel  .  200 

Mongnai,  rebuilding  bazar  zayat . .  .  133 

ASSAM 

Gauhati,  purchase  of  mission  bungalow  and  outbuildings . $4,300 

CHINA 

Nanking,  additional  to  complete  mission  residence .  $428 


V.  Support  of  New  Missionary  Appointees 


R.  N.  Crawford,  designated  to  Rangoon 
Baptist  College  ......... 

R.  H.  Fisher,  designated  to  educa¬ 
tional  work,  Japan . 

J.  C.  King,  designated  to  medical  work 

at  Banza  Manteke . 

C.  E.  Van  Horn,  designated  to  Rangoon 
Baptist  College,  spending  this  year  in 
special  study  in  England  .... 


Salary 

Outfit 

Pass. 

Misc. 

Total 

$706 

$200 

$350 

$50 

$1,306 

1,583 

400 

700 

50 

2,733 

533 

300 

50 

883 

1,158 

400 

700 

50 

2,308 

II.  Needs  and  Opportunities  outside  the  Budget 

In  addition  to  expenditures  provided  for  in  the  budget 
there  are  a  multitude  of  needs  most  urgent  in  character 
and  presented  with  utmost  earnestness  by  missionaries 
and  mission  conferences,  for  which  the  Board  would  gladly 
make  provision  if  funds  were  available.  These  needs  can 
be  met  in  one  of  two  ways:  (1)  From  any  excess  in  the 
annual  income  of  the  Society  over  the  amount  needed  to 
meet  appropriations  within  the  budget.  (2)  From  gifts 
specially  designated  for  any  of  these  objects  outside  the 
budget. 

It  is  evident,  however,  that  the  diversion  of  funds  from 
objects  within  the  budget  to  objects  outside  the  budget  may 
jeopardize  interests  of  the  work  far  more  important  and 
vital  than  the  special  objects  provided  for.  The  fact  that 
an  item  is  in  the  budget  indicates  its  relative  importance 
in  the  judgment  of  the  missionaries.  Such  items  must  be 
provided  for  first. 

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The  following  items  are  selected  from  the  list  of  urgent  property 
needs  in  all  our  mission  fields.  The  first  few  are  described  in  detail. 


SHANGHAI  —  Mission  Residence . $6,800 

T  AND  has  recently  been  purchased  in  Shanghai  to  serve  as  a  site 
for  the  residence  and  office  of  the  mission  treasurer  and  business 
agent  who  makes  his  headquarters  in  that  city.  Rented  quarters 
which  have  been  occupied  for  several  years  are  inadequate  and  ex¬ 
pensive.  An  annual  saving  of  $500  for  rent  can  be  effected  as 
soon  as  the  new  house  is  ready  for  occupancy.  $6,000  is  needed 
for  the  house  and  $800  for  improvements  on  the  site. 


RANGOON  BAPTIST  COLLEGE  —  Dining  Hall  .  .  .  $3,833 

A  NEW  dining  hall  and  kitchen  are  urgently  needed  for  the  accom¬ 
modation  of  students  attending  the  Anglo-vernacular  High  and 
Normal  Schools  wffiich  form  part  of  Rangoon  Baptist  College.  Attend¬ 
ance  has  so  increased  in  recent  years  that  present  boarding  accom¬ 
modations  are  greatly  crowded.  The  plans  contemplate  a  cook-house 
writh  steam-cooking  apparatus  and  a  separate  brick  dining  hall  to  ac¬ 
commodate  400  pupils.  It  is  expected  that  one  half  of  the  cost  can  be 
secured  from  the  government  and  the  balance  is  asked  from  the  Society. 


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THE  CUSHING  MEMORIAL  BUILDINGS,  RANGOON  BAPTIST  COLLEGE.  A  NEW  DINING  HALL 
MUST  BE  BUILT  IF  THE  PRESENT  EFFICIENCY  OF  THE  INSTITUTION  IS  TO  BE  MAINTAINED 


MAYMYO  —  English  Church  Parsonage . $2,667 

TWO  English  churches,  one  at  Mandalay  and  one  at  Maymyo, 
^  have  been  maintained  under  the  pastorate  of  one  missionary,  who 
has  divided  the  year  between  the  two  centers.  There  is  no  satisfac¬ 
tory  residence  in  Maymyo,  and  an  opportunity  is  offered  of  securing 
a  house  on  reasonable  terms.  This  should  be  provided  for  the 
efficiency  of  the  work.  The  property  wffiich  adjoins  the  church  lot 
is  being  held  on  an  option  and  should  be  secured  if  possible  before 
the  option  expires.  The  amount  necessary  to  close  the  option  is  $2,000. 
The  balance  is  for  repair  and  enlargement  of  the  present  building. 

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BALASORE  —  Hostel  for  Hindu  boys .  $667 

A  HOSTEL  for  Hindu  boys  is  needed  in  connection  with  the 
school  work  in  Balasore.  The  missionaries  have  the  assurance 
of  two  thirds  the  cost  from  the  government.  The  amount  named 
represents  the  balance  asked  from  the  Society.  The  government  of 
India,  in  the  development  of  its  educational  policy,  is  placing  special 
emphasis  upon  the  work  of  hostels  or  boarding  houses  for  the  Indian 
students,  as  indicated  in  the  recent  Quinquennial  Review  of  Educa¬ 
tional  Progress.  The  suggestion  of  aid  in  this  case  originated  with  the 
educational  authorities,  and  was  made  in  view  of  the  very  great  need 
and  the  good  work  which  the  Balasore  Mission  High  School  is  doing. 


SUIFU  —  Church  Building  and  Land . $4,500 

TTHE  most  urgent  building  need  in  West  China,  unless  it  be  mission 
J  residences,  is  for  a  new  church  building  at  Suifu,  the  oldest  and 
best  manned  station  in  West  China.  The  present  meeting  house  is  old, 
small,  and  unsafe.  The  entire  cost,  including  land,  is  estimated  at 
$5,000.  The  Suifu  church  has  agreed  to  provide  $500  toward  the  cost. 


YACHOW  — Church  Building . $2,200 

'T'HE  present  chapel  is  inadequate  for  the  demand  upon  it  and 
^  could  be  used  advantageously  for  girls’  school  work.  It  is  ex¬ 
pected  that  $3,400  will  be  contributed  by  friends  and  Chinese 
Christians,  making  a  total  of  $5,600  for  the  new  chapel. 


THE  BAPTIST  CHURCH  EDIFICE  IN  KOBE,  JAPAN,  ILLUSTRATING  TYPE  OF 

BUILDING  NEEDED  IN  TOKYO 


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TOKYO —Yotsuya  Church  Building  . $8,000 

^HE  places  of  worship  of  the  Tokyo  Baptist  Churches  are  pitifully 
inadequate,  and  are  not  calculated  to  make  a  strong  impression 
upon  the  people  whom  the  missionaries  and  Japanese  workers  are 
seeking  to  reach.  The  mission  is  unanimous  in  placing  the  Yotsuya 
chapel  first  upon  the  list  of  needs  for  church  buildings.  The  situation 
is  so  distressing  that  the  missionary  in  charge  of  the  general  work  in 
Tokyo  has  even  suggested  that  if  funds  cannot  be  provided  for  these 
church  buildings,  the  giving  up  of  all  evangelistic  work  in  Tokyo 
outside  the  Tabernacle  should  be  seriously  considered. 

HUCHOW — Union  Medical  Plant . $8,500 

^^RRANGEMENTS  have  just  been  completed  for  cooperation 
between  the  Northern  Baptists  and  Southern  Methodists  in 
medical  work  in  Huchow.  Each  mission  will  furnish  one  well- 
qualified  physician.  For  the  equipment  in  buildings,  exclusive  of 
land,  etc.,  a  total  of  $17,000  is  required  or  $8,500  from  each  mission. 

It  is  proposed  to  erect  a  building  furnishing  from  eighty  to  one 
hundred  beds. 


BURMA  I.  Mission  Residences 


Maubin  Residence . $3,000 

ASSAM 

Tura  Residence . $3,000 

Jorhat  Residence .  3,000 

SOUTH  CHINA 

Ungkung  Residence . $3,000 

Chaochowfu  Residence .  3,000 

Hopo  Residence .  3,000 


NEW  RESIDENCE  OF  REV.  JOSEPH  TAYLOR  IN  WEST  CHINA,  SHOWING  TYPE  OF 
HOME  FOR  MISSIONARIES  NEEDED  IN  OTHER  FIELDS 


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EAST  CHINA 


Shaohsing  Residence . $2,750 

Hangchow  Residence .  2,750 

Ningpo  Residence .  2,750 


WEST  CHINA 

Chengtu  Residence . $3,000 

Yachow  Residence .  3,000 

Suifu  Residence .  3,000 

Ningyuenfu  Residence .  3,000 


JAPAN 

Himeji  Residence . $3,500 

Mito  Residence .  2,000 

Tokyo  Residence  and  Site .  6,500 


AFRICA 

Vanga  Residence . $1,600 

Sona  Bata  Residence .  1,600 

Mukimvika  Residence .  1,600 

Ikoko  Residence .  1,600 


BURMA  II.  School  Buildings 


Toungoo  Teacher’s  Residence .  $400 

Taunggyi  Teacher’s  Residence .  333 


NEW  DORMITORY  FOR  GIRLS  AT  NOWGONG,  ASSAM.  A  BUILDING  LIKE  THIS  FOR 
BOYS  IS  URGENTLY  NEEDED  AT  JORHAT 

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ASSAM 


Jorhat  Bible  School  Building  and  Equipment . SI, 000 

Jorhat  Dormitory .  333 

Jorhat  High  School  Building  . ’  2,778 

Jorhat  Infirmary  and  Guest  House .  500 


SOUTH  INDIA 


Donakonda  School  Building .  S500 

Nandyal  School  Building .  500 


BENGAL-ORISSA 

Balasore  Roof  for  boys’  dining  room .  S167 


SOUTH  CHINA 


Ungkung  Boys’  Boarding  School . $4,000 

Chaochowfu  Boys’  Boarding  School .  5,000 

Hopo  Boys’  Boarding  School .  2,500 

Kaying  Boys’  School  Building  .  2,700 


EAST  CHINA 

Shanghai  Baptist  College  and  Seminary: 

Dormitopr  building . 

Installation  of  electric  lights  .  .  . 

Water  supply  . 

Mission  houses  (two) . 

Chinese  teacher’s  house . 

Gate  and  gate  house . 


WEST  CHINA 

West  China  Union  University,  Buildings  .  .  $50,000  One  fourth  $12,500 


One  half. 

$0,000 

1,000 

One  half. 

500 

1,200 

One  half, 

600 

5,000 

One  half, 

2,500 

1,800 

One  half. 

900 

800 

One  half, 

400 

THE  COLES  MEMORIAL  HIGH  SCHOOL  AT  KURNOOL,  SOUTH  INDIA.  THIS 
ENTIRE  BUILDING  WAS  THE  GIFT  OF  ONE  MAN 


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JAPAN 

Tokyo  Union  Theological  Seminary 

Main  building . 

Library  . 

Dormitory . 

Residences . 


AFRICA 

Ivimpesi  Evangelical  Training  Institution: 

Main  hall . $2,500 


$9,000  One  half,  $4,500 

4,250  One  half,  2,125 

5,750  One  half,  2,875 

10,250  One  half,  5,125 


PHILIPPINE  ISLANDS 


Jaro  Industrial  School: 

School  building . $50,000 

Farm  land .  25,000 

Bacolod  Boys’  Dormitory .  5,000 


BURMA 

Mandalay 


III.  Chapels 

English  Church  building  and  site 


$10,000 


SOUTH  INDIA 


Atmakur  Chapel .  $833 

Kavali  Chapel .  1,083 


EAST  CHINA 


Kinhwa  Chapel  building . $3,500 

Shaohsing  Church  building  extension .  1,750 


JAPAN 


Naha,  Liuchiu  Islands . $5,000 

Yokohama .  5,000 

Toyooka .  2,500 


PHILIPPINE  ISLANDS 

Jaro  Chapel  building 


$5,000 


IV.  Medical 

SOUTH  CHINA 

Chaoyang  Hospital  building,  site  and  equipment . $8,250 

Hopo  Hospital  and  equipment  (additional) .  1,000 

WEST  CHINA 

Ningyuenfu  Hospital  and  dispensary . $5,000 

AFRICA 

Sona  Bata  Hospital,  dispensary  and  equipment . $4,000 

Ikoko  Hospital,  dispensary  and  equipment .  4,000 

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V.  Land 

ASSAM 

Jorhat  Land .  $G67 

SOUTH  INDIA 

Allur  Site  for  preaching  hall .  $100 

EAST  CHINA 

Kinhwa  Land  for  boys’  boarding  school .  $500 

Ningpo  Land  for  residence .  750 


woman’s  hospital,  dispensary,  and  grounds  AT  NELLORE,  SOUTH  INDIA 
SUGGESTIVE  OF  SIMILAR  NEEDS  IN  OTHER  FIELDS 


WEST  CHINA 


Chengtu  Additional  land  for  the  college . $2,500 

Suifu  Hospital  site  .  1,000 


VI.  Miscellaneous 

BURMA 


Rangoon  Water  and  sewerage  for  three  residences . $2,250 

Tavoy  Burmese  preacher’s  house  .  267 


ASSAM 

Sadiya  Residence  and  hospital  addition .  $300 

WEST  CHINA 

Suifu  Gate  house  and  wall .  $300 

Chengtu  Equipment  for  evangelistic  center .  2,400 


Summary  of  Needs  not  provided  for  in  Budget 


I.  Mission  residences .  $66,117 

II.  School  buildings .  145,736 

III.  Chapels .  49,366 

IV.  Medical .  30,750 

V.  Land .  5,517 

VI.  Miscellaneous .  5,517 


Total 


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$303,003 


Gri  ffith-Stillings  Press 
Boston,  Mass. 


